Artist uses smartphone to get around censorship for nudity

QR code Art

A photographer with a specialization in images of nude forms has discovered a way to use smartphone technology in order to avoid nude censorship of one of his pieces which is on display at Fredericton city hall. The artist’s name is Jeff Crawford, and he received an invitation to display his art as a part of an artwork exhibit during the summer series for the Artists-in-Residence of the Fredericton Arts Alliance. Crawford’s submission was a photograph which was entitled “Emersion”. It featured a woman lying in a stream in the…

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QR codes mark the beginning of new fashion magazine Meets Obsession

QR Code Art

The creator of Twitter’s notorious Fail Whale, Yiying Lu, has been tapped to provide illustrations for the first issue of Meets Obsession magazine. The magazine is a new fashion publication whose focus revolves around pop culture and avant garde fashion and music. Lu’s will be adding hand-drawn QR codes to his illustrations of noted fashion icons. Not only will the codes add a certain mystique to the magazine; they will also serve to make the experience more dynamic for the reader. Meets Obsession aims to bring a bititng edge to…

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France hosts a traveling art exhibit showcasing the beauty of QR coded art

QR Code Art Exhibit

Vannes, France, recently played host to the “Paris fait son show,” a traveling art exhibit comprised of works from artists around the world. This year, the exhibit is delving into the realm of mobile technology. QR codes have been capturing the eye of many artists recently. The codes most often appear on canvas with little accompaniment. The traveling exhibit will be showcasing more innovative integration of the barcodes, however, to show that a working code does not need to be the only thing people see. SET Japan, a famed advertising…

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